Truck for transporting corn-conveyers or the like.



A. F. PALMER.

TRUCK FOR TRANSPORTING CORN CONVEYERS OR THE LIKE.

APPLICATION FILED JAN.6,1914. RENEWED MAY 18. 1915.

1,152,207. Patented Aug. 31, 1915.

coLummA PLANOGRAPII CO.,\VA$HINGTON, n, c.

ALEXANDER F. PALMER, 0F ALGONA, IOWA.

' TRUCK FOR TRANSPORTING CORN-CONVEYERS OR THE LIKE.

Specification of Letters Patent;

Patented ne 31, 1915.

Application filed January 6, 1914, Serial No. 810,580. Renewed.v May 18,1915. Serial No. 29,013.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, ALEXANDER F. PAL- MER, acitizen of the United States, residing at-Algona, in the county ofKossuth and State of Iowa, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Trucks for Transporting Corn-Conveyors or the like, of

which the following is a. specification.

This invention relates to trucks for transporting corn conveyers and thelike elongated bodies or devices, and has for its object the productionof a truck provlded wlth carrying means of special construction,arrangement and operation, enabling the conveyer or other body to betransported, to be attached upon either side of the frame or runninggear of the truck and swung 1nwardly from either side into positiondirectly over the middle longitudinal line of the truck.

The special construction and arrangement of parts comprising thisinvention are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, of which Figure1 represents a side view, and Flg. 2 a top plan view. Fig. 3 is an endview of the carrier rail and clip.

In the drawings and throughout-the de scription the same letteris usedto refer to the same part.

Considering the drawings, the body or frame A has near its ends thesockets or step bearings B and C for the lower ends of the revoluble,vertical posts D and E. The posts are further held in vertical positionby the inclined braces F and f, G and 9, best shown in. Fig. 1. Thebraces connect with the collars H and J through which the posts passupwardly and within which the posts may turn on their axes.

As shown in Fig. 1, the posts proJect upwardly above the collars andthrough the hubs or rounded ends K and L of the horizontally swingingarms M and N. The ends and 4- on the inside of clip 2, which support thecarrier rail S by means of its flange 5.

The rollers engage the flange 5 of the carrier rail, and the clips mayslide or move either way lengthwise of the rail during the operation ofthis invention, which may be explained as follows: 1

Suppose it is desired to transport any elongated body whatever it maybe. Conditions arise frequently making it impracticable ordisadvantageous to approach the body excepting upon one side thereof.Ob-

viously, the side upon which the truck may.

be brought nearest the body will not always be the same side fordifferent bodies to be transported. It is believed to be clear from thedrawings and from the foregoing explanation that the arms and,therefore, the carrier rail may be moved to either side of the truckframe A.

to the carrier rail, the whole may be swung inwardly over the middlelongitudinal line of the frame A. It will be further noted, as indicatedin Fig. 2, that when the arms M and N are swung outwardly, the clips 1and 2 slide toward the ends of the carrier rail, moving back again alongthe carrier rail when the arms are swung in and point toward each.other.

Any convenient hoisting tackle may be supported by the eyes T, and theremay be any desired number of eyes. Usually, the

} two eyes near the ends of the rail S are employed, and by means of thehoisting tackle a corn conveyer, or other long body, may be raisedupwardly until somewhat higher than the frame A. The rail and its loadmay be then swung inwardly, and the body to be transported lowered uponthe frame A. It is customary in practice to keep the tackle taut whenthis invention is carrying a load and is in motion, and the rail S isthereby prevented from swinging from side to side.

It is believedto be obvious that the ends After the corn con- -veyer, orwhatever 1t may be, is attached of the rail S may be tied to the poststo secure the rail when necessary.

Having now described this invention and explained the mode ofitsoperation, what I.

claim is ;1. The combination with a vehicle frame,

of Vertically disposed supportslocated at connection with the railandlengthwise of the rail. -x24 The 'combination with a Vehicle frame, ofverticall Y disposed supports located at the ends of the frame,horizontally swinging a; arms" extending from and connected withthefsaid supports, crossbars rigidly connected with the said arms, ropescross-connecting the ends of the said crossbars, a 'carrier rail, andmeans pivotally joining the ends, of the arms and the carrier rail andconstructed to's'lide in connection with the rail and, lengthwise oftherail.

3-. The combination with a vehicle frame,

H of vertically disposed supports locatedat 'i thejends' :of the frame,horizontally swinging arms extending from and connected with 'the saidsupports, crossbars rigidly connected Wltll' the said arms, ropes crossv,connectin'gthe ends of the said crossbars, Y La carrier rail providedwith an upper flange throughout its length, and clips pivotallyconnected with the ends of the said arms and having a sliding connectionwith the said fiangeof the rail lengthwise of the rail.

4. The combination with a vehicle f 111116, of vertically disposedrevoluble posts, means secured to the frame near its ends for hold ingthe ends of. the posts rotatively, means for bracing and for holding thesaid posts vertically and rotatively, horizontally swinging arms securedto the posts, crossbars rigidly connected with the said arms, ropescross-connecting the ends of the said crossbars, a carrier rail, andmeans pivotally joining the ends of the said arms and the carrier railand constructed to slide in connection with the rail and lengthwise ofthe rail.

5. The combination with a vehicle frame,

of vertically disposed revoluble posts, means secured to the frame nearits ends for holding the ends of the posts rotativcly, means for bracingand for holding the said posts vertically and rotatively, horizontallyswinging arms secured to the posts, crossbars rigidly connected with thesaid arms, ropes cross-connecting the ends of the said crossbars, acarrier rail, and means pivotally joining tlie said arms and the carrierrail to support the rail, the said supporting means connecting the railand one of the arms at either end of the rail and having a movementlengthwise of one of those parts whenthe rail is swung outwardly orinwardly.

In testimony whereof I atfix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

, ALEXANDER F. PALMER. /Vitnesses E. J. GILMORE, J OSEPIIENE,ZXRMS'IRON'G.

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